The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

state of things. There IL an As.
sembly Of Knights Of Labor and .
society called tho Fisheymen's I'm
ion, composed exclusively Of work.
ingmen, whose members are going
to vote solidly for the Prohibition
Amendment.
Hotter and Hotter In The
Lone Star state.
PROSPECTS OF VICTORY BRIGHrxR
AND BRIGHrER.
Waco Texas Advance. June 25.-
The Prohibition campaign IL get
ting hotter and hotter q the time
Of election approaches. Less than
six weeks now remain before the
vote will be taken.
There arc most encouraging evil
dences that the cause Of Prohibi-
ton is gaining in every section Of
the State. For . while after the
liquor State Convention at Dallas,
the Prohibition workers were awed
and showed signs Of . slsckness in
work. But confidence has been re-
stored, and there is now not . Pro-
hibitionist of activity who does
not believe that the Amendment
will be carried. What is still more
inspiring, the whisky side shows
that it entertains tho same belief.
The tactics of the rank and file
of the opposition In this State are
not different from their plans in
other States, although the paid
advocates Of the rum cause make
the most piteous appesis 70 their
followers to curb theiR devilish
passions. Boycotting, rotten-egg-
ing, threats. ISLANDERS, and all man
ner of falsehoods are what those
who stand up for Prohibition have
to resist. At San Antonio free
speech was officially suppressed by
the City Council. That city is the
Detroit of Texas.
There is now . promise that the
colored vote will be pretty nearly
equally divided. At FIRST the
whisky managers boasted that they
could buy the ringers" like sheep,
but the colored men have rsbelled
against the insinustion and all the
respected leaders among them are
for Prohibition.
The chances for triumph seem
TO grow brighter every day. The
one consplcious danger is the i'm.
mense liquor corruption fund.
| Rio Grand Counties Solid.
FIT. DAVIS, TEX, juno 2.-The
Prohibitionists in this part of Tex
as are active and tremendously in
earnest. A gentleman whose posi-
ton as a civil officer requires him
to travel through a number of
cou mites on the Rio Grande, inform
ed me that he believes Prohibition
will sweep those counties sim ply
because the Prohibitionists are 90
energetis and the ''antis" are 30
apathetic.
An Immense Meeting at TT.
Worth.
LEADING POLITICIANS FOR THE
AMENDMENT.
Fort WORTH, TEX July 2-The
state Prohibition barbecue was
we'll attended here yesterday by
delegations from one third Of the
counties in the state. There were
Is, 900 people on the grounds. The
platform adopted az Waco was in
dorsed. A resolution was adopted
declaring that I'VE view with
alarm the attempt Of foreign brew
ers and distiliers to corrupt free
Texas election" A campaign fund
of $500 was raised, Among the
J Prohibitionists who offered their
time from now until August 4 for
the Prohibition cause were ex-Sen-
ator Maxey, Congressman Ian ham
and Culberson, Lieut.-Gov. Martin.
ex Congressman Herndon and fif-
teen States Senators and Represen
tatives. The Prohibitionists are
enthusiastic and are claiming that
they will carry the state. Their
opponents are not so noisy but are
quite az sanguine. the vote on
the nrohibition amendment in